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In the era for social responsibility, corporate brands need a higher purpose with Melanie McMillan
Very Public Affairs Podcast, The Centre for Corporate Public Affairs, 05 October 2022In this episode of Very Public Affairs, The Centre’s Executive Director Wayne Burns talks with the Centre’s Senior Associate and reputation brand doctor, Melanie McMillan about stewarding the corporate brand in an era where this is so much focus on ESG, and how this manifests itself in corporate strategy....
socio political environment
Stewarding an international stakeholder brand in a regional or national market with Antonia Sanda and Guy Matthews
Very Public Affairs Podcast, The Centre for Corporate Public Affairs, 09 June 2022In this episode of the Very Public Affairs Podcast, Antonia Sanda, Director, Communications APAC at Deel, and Guy Matthews, Managing Director, Head of Corporate Public Affairs at Citi, are in conversation with the Centre's Executive Director Wayne Burns to discuss the challenges within the corporate...
socio political environment
Very Public Affairs: Public integrity and transparency in Australia with Geoffrey Watson SC
Very Public Affairs Podcast, Centre for Corporate Public Affairs, 21 April 2022In this episode of the Very Public Affairs podcast, Analyst Cameron Chu is joined by Geoffrey Watson SC, Director at the Centre for Public Integrity. Geoffrey discusses issues pertaining to public integrity and transparency in Australia, as well as the reasons and public support for a National Integrity Commission....
socio political environment
Very Public Affairs: Top Five Predictions for 2022
06 April 2022In the first episode of Very Public Affairs for 2022, Executive Director Wayne Burns discusses the Centre's top five predictions for the year ahead in the corporate public affairs function, including conversation around the function being an important source of geopolitical analysis as well as how artificial...
socio political environment
Leadership Communications with Alistair Marshall
Very Public Affairs Podcast, Centre for Corporate Public Affairs, 03 February 2022In this episode of the Very Public Affairs podcast, Centre Executive Director Wayne Burns is joined by Alistair Marshall, Head of Internal Communications at Coles. Alistair discusses the elements of effective internal and leadership communications.
leadership communications
In Conversation: Corporate communications, misinformation, and kindness in 2021
Very Public Affairs Podcast, Centre for Corporate Public Affairs, 16 December 2021In this final episode of In Conversation for 2021, Executive Director of the Centre, Wayne Burns is joined by Julia Quinn, Group Executive at Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, and Margaret Stuart, Head of Corporate Affairs and Sustainability at Nestle Oceania. They discuss the key trends that have...
leadership communications
Woke Corporations, ESG & the “Business of Business” with Wayne Burns
Very Public Affairs Podcast, Centre for Corporate Public Affairs, 09 September 2021The Centre's Analyst Cameron Chu is joined by the Centre's Executive Director Wayne Burns to discuss what defines a Woke Corporation, how it relates to the "business of business", and its connection to Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) standards. Listen now.
socio political environment
corporate responsibility
In Conversation: The “Woke” Corporation & Corporate Communications
Very Public Affairs Podcast, Centre for Corporate Public Affairs, 25 August 2021On this episode of In Conversation, Executive Director of the Centre, Wayne Burns is joined by Clare Hesketh, Acting Manager of Media Relations at SA Water, and Darren Pearce, Chief Communications Officer at Tennis Australia. They discuss corporate communications and strategies around the hybrid model of work, the...
leadership communications
governance
socio political environment
Disruptive Technologies & Hybrid Work Models with Mark Pesce
Very Public Affairs Podcast, Centre for Corporate Public Affairs, 14 July 2021This edition of Very Public Affairs Podcast focuses on the impact that technology is having on businesses across the world, particularly the role of disruptive technologies, hybrid work models, blockchain, AI, and cybersecurity. The podcast also investigates how these are affecting the practice of...
socio political environment
Leading Teams Globally, Remotely, During COVID-19 & Working from Home with BHP’s Tony Cudmore and LIXIL’s John Short
Very Public Affairs Podcast, Centre for Corporate Public Affairs, 16 June 2021In this episode of the Very Public Affairs Podcast, the Centre's Executive Director Wayne Burns is joined by Tony Cudmore, Group Sustainability & Public Policy Officer at BHP, and John Short, Leader, Communications & Corporate Responsibility at LIXIL, who share their insights and experiences on how...
adaptive leadership
leadership communications
issues management